Appellate Roundup Newsletter

Tort Actions / Personal Injury

Rolka v Neelam Construction Corporation July 13, 2026

Rolka v Neelam Construction Corporation Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Hector D. LaSalle, P.J.Helen VoutsinasLaurence L. LovePhillip Hom Attorneys and Parties Marcin Rolka Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Brian J. Isaac Neelam Construction Corporation, et al. Defendants-Appellants Attorneys: Elise Sosa Brief Summary Issue Construction site…

Ponce v Ortiz July 13, 2026

Ponce v Ortiz Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Betsy Barros, J.P.Cheryl E. ChambersLillian WanSusan Quirk Attorneys and Parties Alexis Ponce Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Steven B. Kaufman Roland Ortiz Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Thomas Torto Brief Summary Issue Personal injury and civil procedure dispute over…

Maria Clementina Gualan Suqilanda v Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. and Sean George July 13, 2026

Maria Clementina Gualan Suqilanda v Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. and Sean George Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Mark C. DillonDeborah A. DowlingCarl J. LandicinoJames P. McCormack Attorneys and Parties Maria Clementina Gualan Suqilanda Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Moshe Borukh Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. and Sean…

Frontario v White Plains Public School District July 13, 2026

Frontario v White Plains Public School District Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryEmployment / Labor Judges Mark C. DillonColleen D. DuffyCarl J. LandicinoElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Plaintiff-Respondent Louis Frontario Attorneys: Jonathan I. Edelstein Defendant-Appellant White Plains Public School District Attorneys: Ralph C. DeMarco,…

DeSilvo v Cun Gui Zheng July 13, 2026

DeSilvo v Cun Gui Zheng Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal InjuryGeneral Civil Litigation Judges Francesca E. Connolly, J.P.Linda ChristopherBarry E. WarhitElena Goldberg Velazquez Attorneys and Parties Anna DeSilvo Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: Scott T. Horn Splen Construction, Inc. Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Robert A. Von Hagen Brief Summary Issue…

Jane 07 Doe v. Thomas L. Clark, et al. July 13, 2026

Jane 07 Doe v. Thomas L. Clark, et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesEmployment / LaborCivil RightsTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Angela G. IannacciHelen VoutsinasJanice A. TaylorJames P. McCormack Attorneys and Parties Jane 07 Doe Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: James B. Fiscella Thomas L. Clark and Goodyear Tire and…

Smith v Genting New York, LLC July 13, 2026

Smith v Genting New York, LLC Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Hector D. LaSalleHelen VoutsinasLaurence L. LovePhillip Hom Attorneys and Parties Sophia L. Smith Plaintiff-Appellant Attorneys: John S. Manessis Genting New York, LLC Defendant-Respondent Attorneys: Ying Hua Huang Brief Summary Issue Premises liability…

Marin v Reyes July 13, 2026

Marin v Reyes Reversed Court Appellate Division, Second Department Date Decided July 8, 2026 CategoriesTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges Lara J. GenovesiDeborah A. DowlingLillian WanSusan Quirk Attorneys and Parties Julie Ramos Marin Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: John J. Leonard Jairo Reyes Defendant-Appellant Attorneys: Aaron G. Baily Brief Summary Issue Civil procedure in a personal injury action…

Williams v RXR Construction & Development LLC July 13, 2026

Williams v RXR Construction & Development LLC Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided July 9, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges RenwickKapnickPitt-BurkeRosadoHagler Attorneys and Parties Erick Williams Plaintiff-Respondent Attorneys: Vincent Chirico RXR Construction & Development LLC Defendant-Appellant-Respondent; Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent Attorneys: Shawn Schatzle RXR SL Owner LLC and RXR Realty LLC Defendants-Respondents-Appellants;…

Vargas v 250 West 43 Owner, LLC, et al. July 13, 2026

Vargas v 250 West 43 Owner, LLC, et al. Reversed Court Appellate Division, First Department Date Decided July 9, 2026 CategoriesConstruction LawTort Actions / Personal Injury Judges RenwickKapnickPitt-BurkeRosadoHagler Attorneys and Parties Plaintiff-Respondent Juan Vargas Attorneys: Christina R. Mercado Defendant-Respondent-Appellant I&G Group, Inc. Attorneys: Samantha Velez Defendants-Appellants-Respondents Park Developers & Builders Defendants-Appellants-Respondents Park Premium Enterprise, Inc.…